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@ThatBlueHatGuy1 sent me this video, presumably because he wants me to suffer, and now I'm roasting it on Twitter youtu.be/JqJ0HwylByYPermalink On twitter.com
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So one of the things I love, personally, is when I write about a show and all future criticisms of people who don't like the show are addressed by things I wrote. So they start right off the bat with the assertion that if you don't like the anime you haven't watched it.Permalink On twitter.com
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I've probably watched Shield Hero more than the average Shield Hero "fan". Because Shield Hero is actually really boring 80% of the time. It's only interesting when it's doing it's weird pro-slavery anti-feminism shit. It has no rewatch valueOn twitter.com
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But I've watched this show to the end twice, and multiple episodes 3-4 times. So no it's just bad. It does bad thingsPermalink On twitter.com
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"Shield Hero is no worse than a lot of the anime that came out in the 90s early 00s" GOD SO CLOSE ALMOST THEREPermalink On twitter.com
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What is this assertion that anti-idpol types make that if classic media came out today it would be considered "problematic". They're like "Oh you couldn't make Evangelion today" BUT THEY'RE STILL MAKING EVA MOVIES RIGHT NOWPermalink On twitter.com
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NETFLIX DID A REBOOT OF IT AND IT WAS SUCCESSFUL EVA LITERALLY CAME OUT TODAY AND IT WAS FINE IN FACT PEOPLE WERE MAD AT NETFLIX FOR MAKING IT LESS INCLUSIVE THAN IT ORIGINALLY WASPermalink On twitter.com
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WAIT THEY REFERECE ME YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS VICTORYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYPermalink On twitter.com
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The main character is falsely accused of rape, he gets a child slave, and he grooms her. That's the show. I don't.... They don't even argue against thisPermalink On twitter.com
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So first interesting point of the video: They say in the show Naofumi is bullied for no reason. And now THE WESTERN MEDIA bullies Shield Hero for no reason. It's actually: Naofumi's victim complex obscures his shitty behavior and his fans inherent this victim complexPermalink On twitter.com
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So they say: In Western shows the protagonist never has to work for anything. Unliked BASED and EPIC Japan where the heroes have to struggle. First of all this is ahistorical, because the American dream has been a part of US storytelling since foreverPermalink On twitter.com
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Also they use Steven Universe as an example of this, but in SU Steven has to work for 5 seasons to build up his powers and he struggles with his heritage. ALSO, Naofumi is literally the strongest character because of the shieldPermalink On twitter.com
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I'm actually flattered that my 250-follower ass is considered part of the media conspiracy to destroy Shield Hero. Fuckin A we did it boysPermalink On twitter.com
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Le false rape accusation discourse is here Fuckin Shield Hero fans man what are you doing. You say you're mad at the "media" for calling you sexist but then repeat sexist narratives about false rape accusations to defend... The Rising of the Shield Hero of all things?Permalink On twitter.com
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"Men get sexually assaulted too" Oki and the only movement that seeks to break down the systems that make this acceptable is feminism. The thing you are opposed to, again, to defend fucking Shield Hero of all things.Permalink On twitter.com
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Okay so we finally get to the line that makes them mad. Basically the Shield Hero producer says the controversy around Shield Hero didn't show up in Japanese markets, so they want to "address issues" to make a "better product next time"Permalink On twitter.com
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First of all referring to SH as a product is fuckin perfect. Love it. More of that please. Second this is a non-answer. It's not actually committed to responding to feedback.Permalink On twitter.com
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Third: this isn't censorship, it's how capitalism works. They want an international market so they make a product they think will sell in international markets. Done. If you don't like it, you should maybe oppose capitalism👀Permalink On twitter.com
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Fourth: There leftists and feminists in Japan. Even if Shield Hero specifically slipped under the radar in Japan that doesn't mean they aren't people who think anime could be better with female issues in JapanPermalink On twitter.com
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Five: we both live in the West. So we're both equally entitled to analyze shows from a Western perspective. Like it is absolutely valid to analyze a show through the lens of #MeToo if it contributes to that discourse in some way, which Shield Hero fucking didPermalink On twitter.com
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"Sure the child slaves in the show are romantically interested in a 21-year old man, and yes they like him because the slave owner makes sure he is their only chance at a decent life, but that's not grooming."Permalink On twitter.com
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"WOMEN WROTE THE STORY SO IT'S FINE" no it's not (also all we know is that the author's pen-name is female)Permalink On twitter.com
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"Yes this character who looks and acts like a child is romantically attracted to her slave master but it's okay because she's a bird"Permalink On twitter.com
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I am once again reminding weebs that pedophilia is not normal in JapanPermalink On twitter.com
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No seriously this is an important point. When someone's like "this anime is kind of pedophilic" and a weeb responds "no you're just confused by Japanese culture" that's racist. It's pedophilia in Japan tooPermalink On twitter.com
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I've actually read this article, and it's really interesting to me because I thought it was rather apologetic of Shield Hero. It acknowledges there was controversy but dismisses it as "Westerners not understanding anime" and claims the show addresses everything.Permalink On twitter.com
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But to these two knuckleheads, even the mild suggestion that some people didn't like Shield Hero because of its politics is enough to send them into a 20-minute rage. YOU MUST BOW BEFORE THE ALTER OF NAOFUMI OR ELSEPermalink On twitter.com
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They're so fucking fragile. Oh but I'm the snowflake. Okay y'all, coolPermalink On twitter.com
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The real thing that they're sensitive about is that they liked a bad and shitty anime called Shield Hero and they think people attacking it is attacking them. I'm only attacking them now because they're saying and doing stupid things and it's very funny.Permalink On twitter.com
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If they bothered to read "You just incel so hard you justify slavery" you'll note one of the first things I do is separate attacking Shield Hero from attacking its fans. But it's not enough they're too sensitive and insecure for that conversation.Permalink On twitter.com
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"You'd think they'd love this because all the leaders in this world are women" I'm actually going to fucking kill myselfPermalink On twitter.com
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Man I love again, the insistence that I'm part of a Crunchyroll-backed media conspiracy to censor Shield Hero. This is fucking wild. More please. @Crunchyroll my paycheck for slandering Shield Hero hasn't come in yet. Any ideas?Permalink On twitter.com
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It's been a whole YEAR and the Shield Hero fans have only grown more unhinged. I'm actually living in their heads rent-free. AmazingPermalink On twitter.com
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This is what happens when you don't do materialismPermalink On twitter.com
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THE ACTIVISTS AT CRUNCHYROLL DIDN'T LIKE SHIELD HERO SO THEY CHANGED ITPermalink On twitter.com
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THE ACTIVISTS AT CRUNCHYROLL What like the same ones shoving Rent-a-Girlfriend down our throats? A famously feminist show with Marxist themesPermalink On twitter.com
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I love how they separate "bloggers" from "anime fans who watched Shield Hero" as if one cannot be both. Also: "Shield Hero fans liked Shield Hero so it's fine" is... an interesting argument?Permalink On twitter.com
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Also, if "the activists at Crunchyroll" didn't like Shield Hero they could just not license it. Why license the slave story at all if it's bad?Permalink On twitter.com
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They even say Crunchyroll nominated it for awards at its awards show. So, like ............ You'd think that'd throw a wrench in their conspiracy theory but the two share a single neuron so I guess notPermalink On twitter.com
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I need to apologize to Re:Zero and Uzaki-chan fans. You are now no longer the Worst Fandom. Shield Hero will forever now be the worst fandom. They don't even like their own show. They force themselves to like garbage to spite feminism. It will never get worse than thisPermalink On twitter.com